Monday, July 03, 2006

Hi, I'm Nancy Workman

"Please, pay no attention to the fat, moustachioed bald man who is manipulating my mouth through the hole in my back- side!"
Nancy Workman is distributing a letter of support for a "new downtown" for Salt Lake County.
Whenever she shows up, I have a hard time keeping a straight face.

The sad thing is that Nancy Workman has always been somebody's puppet. As critical as I was of her disability claim at the time, I actually pity Nancy Workman because I don't think she really comprehends to what extent she is used by the machine operators in the county -- folk like Gerrie Shaw, the power behind the mayor's throne for those dreadful four years.

But then how do you pity somebody who has more ill-gotten developer cash left over from her 2004 campaign account than most of us will ever stash away in a lifetime?

On the bright side, by the looks of the article this week on Corroon's high-flying approval ratings, it may well be a long time before the likes of Nancy and Gerrie get their fingers on the controls of county government again.